8 Ways - How to Upload Video to Google Drive from Phone/Computer

• Why Upload Video to Google Drive?
• How to Upload Video to Google Drive from Phone
• How to Upload Video to Google Drive from Computer
• How to Upload Video to Google Drive from Another Cloud
• Conclusion

Why Upload Video to Google Drive?

Uploading videos to Google Drive offers several benefits, making it a popular choice for storage, sharing, and collaboration. Here are some key reasons to upload videos to Google Drive:

How to Upload Video to Google Drive from Phone

This part will show you the specific steps for uploading videos from your iPhone or Android phone to Google Drive. If you have multiple videos to upload to Google Drive, you should notice that you can save less than 5 TB of videos in Google Drive when you have that much storage space. Besides, if you pursue the best uploading speed, you are recommended to use Wi-Fi to upload.

1. From iPhone

Step 1. Open the Google Drive app on your iPhone.

Step 2. Click the + icon in the lower-right place, choose Upload file, and select Photos and Videos.

Step 3. Choose the videos you want to upload and click the UPLOAD button.

2. From Android

Step 1. Open the Photos app on your Android phone.

Step 2. Choose the video you want to upload to Google Drive.

Step 3. Click the share icon, choose Drive, and tap Save to upload the video.

How to Upload Video to Google Drive from Computer

The computer solutions will show you how to upload videos via the Google Drive website, desktop app, or MultCloud. Among the MultCloud solutions, there will be ways to directly upload videos from Instagram to Google Drive and upload them through a link.

1. Via the Google Drive Website

Step 1. Open the Google Drive website.

Step 2. Click + New and choose File upload in the dropdown menu.

Step 3. Select the videos you want to upload from your computer and click Open to upload them.

2. Via the Google Drive Desktop App

Step 1. Open the Google Drive desktop app and log in to your account.

Step 2. Go to File Explore and find the desired videos.

Step 3. Drag the videos and drop them into the Google Drive folder for uploading.

3. Via MultCloud

MultCloud is a cloud storage manager that supports 30+ clouds, such as Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, iCloud Drive, etc. You can also upload videos to Google Drive via MultCloud. Besides, MultCloud offers the Remote Upload and Image Saver functions to help you upload a video through a link and save Instagram videos to Google Drive.

Upload Video to Google Drive

Step 1. Go to the MultCloud and sign up for a MultCloud account.

Step 2. Add Google Drive to MultCloud by clicking Add Cloud and the Google Drive logo.

Step 3. Open Google Drive on MultCloud and click Upload File in the upper bar. Then, choose the videos you are willing to upload and click Open to upload them to Google Drive.

Upload a Video to Google Drive through a Link

Step 1. Sign up for a MultCloud account and add Google Drive to it.

Step 2. Open Google Drive on MultCloud, click Upload File, and choose Remote Upload.

Step 3. Paste the video link in the blank and tap Save to Cloud. Then, this video will be saved in Google Drive as a link.

Upload Instagram Videos to Google Drive

Step 1. Sign up for a MultCloud account and add Google Drive to it.

Step 2. Go to Instagram and copy the URL of the post containing your video.

Step 3. Back to MultCloud, select Image Saver, and navigate to Save Instagram Images.

Step 4. Paste the URL in the search bar and tap Fetch Now. Then, choose Google Drive in Upload to and click Save All to Cloud or Save to Cloud to upload the video to Google Drive.

How to Upload Video to Google Drive from Another Cloud

There is another situation - the video you want to upload is stored in another cloud storage like iCloud Photos, Flickr, or Google Photos. If you want to transfer videos from these clouds to Google Drive, MultCloud can also do you a favor. MultCloud Cloud Transfer can automate the transfer process between cloud drives and make transfer easier without downloading and uploading.

Here is an example of how to upload videos from iCloud Photos to Google Drive by Cloud Transfer.

Step 1. Go to MultCloud and add iCloud Photos and Google Drive to it. When you add iCloud Photos, you need to go through the two-factor authentication.

Step 2. Select Cloud Transfer in the left bar and choose iCloud Photos as the source and Google Drive as the destination.

Step 3. Open Options to check the transfer settings and click Transfer Now to start transferring.

Conclusion

Now, you have 8 solutions on how to upload video to Google Drive. You can choose the one that meets your requirements well and follow the steps to reach your goal. If you encounter an issue that makes you unable to upload a video to Google Drive, you can first check the Google Drive storage to see if it is adequate. Besides, you can check the network settings and make sure there is no restriction towards Google Drive. If these 2 basic solutions cannot help you, contact Google Help and ask them for help.